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1 day ago · A commoner, Agnes Bernauer became the mistress of Albert III, later Duke of Bavaria at the age of 18. Because his father considered this liaison inappropriate for his son's social standing, he had ...
4 days ago · Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Book now at The Duke of Wellington in East Horsley, Surrey. Explore menu, see photos and read 244 reviews: "Service was great and prompt, the food for the most part was excellent. We had a variety of roasts which were delicious even though the ...
18 hours ago · Visitors inside Craigievar Castle examine one of its paintings. (Michal Wachucik/Michal Wachucik) Dating to 1626, the castle is known for its pink exterior, 17th century plaster ceilings and artwork.
2 days ago · Vienna [9] [10] (German: Wien [viːn] ⓘ; Austro-Bavarian: Wean [veɐ̯n]) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. [3] [11] Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, [12] representing nearly one-third of the ...
3 days ago · Particularly for the later years of his reign, German scholars have pointed to the pressure exerted by the princes on Frederick, such as in the trial of Henry the Lion, his cousin, duke of Bavaria and Saxony, and erstwhile favourite , but unlike other biographers, Freed seems to view this powerlessness as pervasive almost throughout Frederick ...
4 days ago · Edward VIII (born June 23, 1894, Richmond, Surrey, England—died May 28, 1972, Paris, France) was the prince of Wales (1911–36) and king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of the British dominions and emperor of India from January 20 to December 10, 1936, when he abdicated in order to marry Wallis Warfield ...
1 day ago · The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria , heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg , were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip .
